The Spanish Armada
By: by Robert Hutchinson
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9780297866374; 9780297866381
Subjects: Armada, 1588; History
Description: After the accession of Elizabeth I in 1558, Protestant England was beset by the hostile Catholic powers of Europe - not least Spain. In October 1585 King Philip II of Spain declared his intention to destroy Protestant England and began preparing invasion plans, leading to an intense intelligence war between the two countries, culminating in the dramatic sea battles of 1588. Robert Hutchinson's tautly written book examines this battle for intelligence, and uses everything from contemporary eye-witness accounts to papers held by the national archives in Spain and the UK to recount the dramatic battle that raged up the English Channel.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: 1. The enemy within; title: 2. Rumours of war; title: 3. ramparts of earth and manure; title: 4. The great and most fortunate navy; title: 5. First sighting; title: 6. Action thsi day; title: 7. Firestorm; title: 8. Fleeing for home; title: 9. Shipwrecked upon an alien shore; title: 10. 'God be praised for all His works'; title: 11. The English Armada; title: Appendix 1: Order of battle of English fleet; title: Appendix 2: Order of battle of Spanish fleet; title: Chronology; title: Dramatis personæ.